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COODE ISLAND

Possible cause of the Coode Island incident, Engineers Australia, 18Oct91

Coode Island: vapour recovery to blame ?, The Chemical Engineer, 31Oct91

Coode Island Safety Plans- an example, proc symp 'Coode Island- 12 months on', 31Aug92

The Coode Island Fires - an appraisal of the Coroner's report, proc conf Integrated Risk Assessment, Newcastle, Australia, 163-177, 01-02Jun95; in Integrated Risk Assessment-Current practice and new directions, Melchers R E & Stewart M G, Editors. A A Balkema, 1995

What really happened at Coode Island ?, Seminar - Coode Island 4 years on, RiskEngSoc, 12Sep95

Chemical pollutants and Coode Island, Disaster management and mitigation course, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Melbourne, 03May96

Coode Island - the aftermath, Assoc of Risk and Insurance Managers Australasia, Hilton on the Park,17Jul96

Yes, the Coode Island community consultative process is exciting, proc conf Risk99, Melb, 30Aug-01Sep99

Some words from the chair, Seminar - The cause of the Coode Island fires, Risk Eng Soc, 29Oct99

The Sham that is Coode Island, Safety in Action, Melbourne, 30Mar-01Apr04 

The Sham that is Coode Island, National Conference of the Risk Engineering Society, Risk 2004, Melbourne, 08-10Nov04

LONGFORD

The Esso Longford gas plant accident, presentation to the Central Safety Group, 13Jul99

An overview of the Longford accident, presentation to RACI Hazmat Group, 15Jul99

A lesson too late, editorial review of Longford Royal Commission report, The Chemical Engineer, 19Aug99

The Longford Gas Plant Accident, proc conf Risk99, Dallas Brooks Hall, Melb, 30Aug-01Sep99

Longford, Flixborough, Coode: you name it and maintenance gets the blame, ICOMS 2000 (Int Conf Maintenance Societies), Wollongong, 25May00; hosted by Maintenance Engineering Soc of Aust

 

WESTGATE BRIDGE

25 years after the collapse - is the Westgate Bridge safe?, Construction Contractor, 10 12, Dec95

25 years after the collapse - is the Westgate Bridge safe?, Safety in Australia, 19 2, 2Jun96

So long after the event - has the Westgate Bridge collapse been properly explained, International Conference of Maintenance Societies, Sydney, 25-27May04

Westgate Review, Extracts from the above paper, New Engineer, Vol 7, Number 3, Aug04

So long after the event - has the Westgate Bridge collapse been properly explained, National Conference of the Risk Engineering Society, Risk 2004, Melbourne, 08-10Nov04

 

TUNNELS

Road tunnels as confined spaces - safety considerations, joint with Rechnitzer G, proc conf Risk99, Dallas Brooks Hall, Melb, 30Aug-01Sep99

Road tunnels are confined spaces - are they safe ?, Risk Engineering Society Seminar, 31May00        

Road tunnels - safety, operation and maintenance considerations, International Conference of Maintenance Societies, Hobart, 31May-02Jun05

Road tunnels - safety, operation and maintenance considerations, Part 1: The fundamentals; New Engineer, Vol 8, No 3, Aug05

Road tunnels - safety, operation and maintenance considerations, Part 2: World experiences; New Engineer, Vol 8, No 4, Nov05

 

VAPOUR CLOUD MODELLING

Determination of the geometry, TNT equivalence and damage potential of an explosive vapour cloud, University of Melbourne, Feb83

Modelling a flammable vapour cloud using Sutton's equation, Fire Australia, Autumn89 (also in proc symp Chemical  Warehouses - Disaster Prevention, IEAust, May89)

A method for predicting the effect on the surroundings following a vapour cloud explosion, Fire Australia, Winter89

Modelling the 1982 Altona vapour cloud, Fire Australia, Spring89

Vapour Cloud Behaviour, Risk Branch, IEAust, 20Feb90

 

PROCESS SAFETY & LOSS PREVENTION

Official incident reports, can they be relied upon - the local scene, proc APCChE/Chemeca int conf, Vol 2, 133-140, 27-29Sep93

Official incident reports, can they be relied upon - Flixborough, joint with Gugan K (UK), proc APCChE/Chemeca int conf, Vol 2, 133-140, 27-29Sep93

Official incident reports, can they be relied upon ?, Risk Engineering Society, Newcastle Chapter, 05Jun95

Engineering out the risk, RMIT/AusAID Industry Links Programme, 20Jun95

Is it possible to recycle solvents safely and in peace?, RACI/RES seminar, Engineers House, 1Jul97

Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment, OHS Diploma Course, Chisholm Institute, 01 & 15Sep01

Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 3rd Ed, Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, Vol 3, 2005; A132 Coode Island 1991 p1/63; A2.9 Critiques, Flixborough, Appendix 2, pp2/17-2/18

Determination of the risk profile of a hydrogen-consuming facility using published failure-rate data, proc World Congress on Engineering Asset Management, 11-14Jul06

Determination of the risk profile of a hydrogen-consuming facility using published failure-rate data, The Safety Conference, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, 17-19Oct06

 

DANGEROUS GOODS

Dangerous Goods Regulations 1989 - how to comply, Eastern Safety Group of VOHSA, 05Jun90

Dangerous Goods Regulations 1989 - setting the scene, AIMF industry seminar, Melb, 21Jun90

Dangerous Goods Regulations 1989 - setting the scene, AIMF industry seminar, Syd, 26Jun90

Dangerous Goods Regulations - Hazardous Chemicals Task Force - Workplace Hazardous Substances Regulations -What Next?, IEAust/IChemE, 24Sep90

The Dangerous Goods Act - is it the answer?, IFireE, 26Oct90

The Dangerous Goods Act - is it the answer?, Fire Australia, Spring90

Impending Victorian Workplace Substances Legislation, Eastern Safety Group of VOHSA, 05May92

Workplace substances legislation, Northern Region Safety Group, 29Jul92

Worksafe Draft National Standard for Control of Major Hazards, Eastern Safety Group, 06Apr93

Some words from the chair, Seminar - The new Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Substances Regulations RACI/RiskEngSoc, 23May01

Complying with the Hazardous Substances Regulations, OHS Diploma Course, Chisholm Institute, 02Jun01

Notes from the chair, Seminar - Surviving the new Dangerous Goods Regulations, RACI/RiskEngSoc, 22Nov01

Complying with the Dangerous Goods Regulatory Regime, International Conference of Maintenance Societies, Perth, 20-23May03

Complying with the Victorian Dangerous Goods Regulatory Regime, Safety in Action, Melbourne, 30Mar-01Apr04

Risk assessment, symp Laboratory safety & chemical hazards - Science 2000, Melb Exhib Cntr, 22Sep98

Chemical regulatory compliance in laboratories, HSE Grp Seminar, RACI, 31Aug05

 

ENVIRONMENT

Environmental implications for the petroleum contracting industry, Pet Ind Contract Assoc, 28Feb91   

Living safely with dangerous chemicals and contaminated sites, Ballarat & District Accident Prevention Group, 21Mar91

Assessment vs audit - the difference, proc symp - Managing Contaminated Sites, 17Apr91

If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no need for thinkers, Insurance Surveyor's Group, 26Jun91

Dangerous Goods & Environmental Legislation made easy, proc IMMA int conf 2-5Sep91

Contaminated sites - the real cost, Insurance Surveyors' Group of the Insurance Institute of Victoria, 29Mar95

Land Contamination Risk, Seminar - Australian Geomechanics Society, 11Oct95

Contaminated sites - who cares?, RACI seminar, Melbourne Townhouse, 26Jun96

Not in my backyard - an engineer's view, Eastern Safety Group, 01Sep98

Container reconditioning - a brief treatise, Manage your waste - jobs at risk, RACI/RES Seminar, July02

 

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY

The evaluation of the noise hazard of a range of children's toys, Safety in Australia, 3,1,Jan80

Ramifications of the Victorian Industrial Safety, Health & Welfare Bill (1981), Safety in Australia, 5 ,1,Jan82

Potential hazards of household chemicals, City of Malvern, 20 & 27Oct93

A dangerous goods/OH&S/environmental consultant's view, Boral Workplace Health and Safety Officers' Course, 30Jun94

The politics of safety, Chemical Engineering in Australia, Vol ChE 20 No 1, 14-20; Mar95

Overview of activities of I F Thomas & Associates, ICI Australia Hygiene and Environmental Analytical Panel, 03Mar95

Benefits of OH&S 'networking', OH&S Practitioners' Forum, 26Jul95

 

ALTERNATIVE FUELS

An alternative to diesel fuel, Your say, Chemistry in Australia, Vol 72, No 10, Nov05

Practical experiences with biofuels, Energy Sources - Old and New, RACI Symposium, RMIT Casey Plaza, Melbourne, 19-20Jul06

 

PUBLICATION PENDING

What has space not got to do with chemistry - review of a presentation by twice Deputy Space Shuttle Commander, Colonel Pamela S Melroy,  USAF & NASA

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